Luxembourg-based Millicom International Cellular, which trades as Tigo, has signed agreements for the sale of its operations in Tanzania and its stake in the AirtelTigo joint venture in Ghana, marking its complete exit from the African continent.
Category: Mobile & Telecoms
Ghana’s New Mobile Money Rule Could Derail Financial Inclusion
Ghana is in the throes of a mobile money boom. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA PK Senyo, University of Southampton Mobile money — a technology that enables financial transactions through mobile phones without a bank account — is driving financial inclusion, especially in developing countries. It gives more people a chance to use financial products and […]
New Report: Paying Workers Digitally, Speeds Up Financial Inclusion
Dakar, Senegal//– In Senegal, 8 out of 10 workers are paid in cash. Most are temporary workers and excluded from health insurance.
Ghana Signs Agreement with AirtelTigo for Transfer of Ownership
Accra, Ghana//-Government and the parent companies of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel Ghana Holdings B.V., MIC Africa B.V have concluded negotiations and signed an agreement to transfer the shares of the company to the Ghana government.
Veteran Ghanaian Journalist Urges Media Practitioners to Take Advantage of Tech
Accra, Ghana//-Veteran Ghanaian journalist, Nana Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng has urged media practitioners in Ghana and beyond to take advantage of the advancement of technology to enhance their reports.
Kenya: State Pushes Airtel to Give Locals 30% Stake
The State has introduced new ownership rules in the telecoms sector that will push Airtel Kenya to sell a 30 percent stake to Kenyans over the next three years in what is part of a move to encourage local ownership of ICT firms.
Driving Digital Inclusion to Promote Global Equality
Johannesburg, South Africa// — Covid-19 has accelerated the rate of digital technology adoption around the world, but also revealed the depth of the digital divide worldwide.
Airteltigo Commissions Six-Unit Classroom Block In Atwima Mponua District
AirtelTigo Ghana commissioned a six-unit classroom block for Kotokuom R/C Primary School in the Atwima Mponua District in the Ashanti Region.
Kenya: Mobile Money Agent Transactions Fall Second Month in Row
Cash handled by mobile money agents dropped for the second month in a row in February following the end of the fee waiver for cash transfers of up to Sh1,000.
Smile Telecoms Holdings Enters New Era with Fresh Injection of Funds
London, United Kingdom — Smile Telecoms Holdings Ltd. (www.Smilecoms.com), a Pan-African telecommunications group with operations in Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has given the nod to inject fresh $51m into its operations.